Zodiac Tarot Spread - The 12 Houses

For this Tarot spread, deal 12 cards in a circle.

The 12 cards represent the Twelve Houses. Each house is ruled by a Zodiac sign which embodies a unique set of traits and themes. The cards drawn offer insight into each of these fundamental themes.

Together they create a map of the road you walk through life.

The first six houses are the personal houses. The spread starts with the first house, Aries, which reflects new beginnings and shows actions to take. Taurus is next, it rules your physical self, and highlights your sense of security. The Gemini card is communication with others, Cancer highlights your home and family life. Leo reflects your personality & creativity. Virgo indicates the things you need to organize.

Here’s how the spread unfolds:

♈ The 1st House: Aries: Self, Appearance, Vitality. Action & Aspirations

The first card reflects how people see you, your approach to life and how you lead with things. This house also represents new ideas or projects you are embarking upon. Aries reflects new beginnings and highlights the bold actions you’re called to take now. This card represents courage, boldness, and new beginnings. Motivation in your ventures. Leadership and taking action on certain aspects of your life.

♉ The 2nd House: Taurus: Finances, Values, Stability & Security

The 2nd card embodies your daily habits, your physical environment, and your financial situation. It reflects your day to day life, habits, routines and attitude towards work. It is the physical house that holds your possessions, finances, resources and stability. A strong second house suggests wealth and prosperity. Taurus invites you to focus on your values and grounding.

♊ The 3rd House: Gemini: Communication, Intellect, Thoughts & Ideas

The 3rd card rules the mind and communication. Your relationships with siblings and friends, social life and interactions. Gemini also rules the conversations and ideas around you., your interests and communication with others. Through the intellect you can engage with others, spark new ideas and embrace opportunities.

♋ The 4th House: Cancer: Home, Family and Roots.

The fourth card represents your roots and your foundation. This includes your home and family affairs. Themes of intuition, nurturing, and emotional depth. This house encourages you to tap into your feelings and emotions. To nurture others and lean on your support networks. Cancer may help to guide you on your path through your emotions.

♌ The 5th House: Leo: Creativity, Romance and Pleasure. Personality & Leadership

The 5th card represents self expression, fun and romance in your life. The card you draw for Leo highlights opportunities for creativity, passion, and leadership. It is a reminder to let your inner light shine and express your true self. Your strength and optimism in this area may draw others towards you.

♍ The 6th House: Virgo: Health, Routine, Service. Attention to Details

The 6th card deals with health, fitness, and service to others. Virgo suggests helping yourself and others through exercise routines and community interactions. This card also represents practicality, and analysis. There is value of organizing and nurturing the details in your life. It often highlights the things you need to get organized, or under control.

♎ The 7th House: Libra: Partnerships, Balance, Justice & Harmony

The 7th card represents business matters, contracts and the more formal connections we have with other people. This card emphasizes the need to find balance, and harmony, through these partnerships. This 7th house focusses on relationships and finding equilibrium. What areas do you need to find balance in?

♏ The 8th House: Scorpio: Transformation, Intensity and Mystery.

The 8th card delves into deep emotions, and intimate relationships. It represents the very human elements of life such as sex and birth and death. The intensity of emotions surrounding these events, and the transformation that can result. This card calls for deep reflections and embracing change. It highlights old things to let go of, and new paths to embrace.

♐ The 9th House: Sagittarius: Travel & Expansion. Ideals & Philosophies

The 9th card, Sagittarius, is the house of travel, education and the expansion of knowledge. This card represents your capacity for exploration, optimism, and sense of adventure. It asks if you are you pursuing your passions and ideals? Is your current focus aligned with best path? Are you taking risks in return for rewards?

♑ The 10th House: Capricorn: Career, Ambition, Status. Focus & Discipline

This house reflects long term goals, awards and achievements. It governs your public image, career advancements, ambition, discipline, structure and boundaries. It highlights areas where you may need to work on accomplishing goals, and maintaining personal boundaries. This is the paternal house, offering insight into your career path and reminding you to stay focused.

♒ The 11th House: Aquarius: Hopes, Dreams, Friendships, Social interactions & Innovation

The 11th card is Aquarius, it illuminates your social awareness and hopes for the future. This card is where your originality can shine and bring innovation for society as a whole. Social interactions and friendships become a tool for the flowing of ideas and dreams that enrich the world around us.

♓ The 12th House: Pisces: Spirituality, Secrets, Karma, Intuition

Card 12 signifies the completion of tasks, deep insights and the subconscious. The 12th House in Pisces offers understanding of the things that may be hidden from the conscious mind. This completion of tasks may arrive through surrender rather than force, as the subconscious provides deep insights that tidy loose ends from past cycles and hidden currents guide your final steps.